Diffuse pulmonary ossification: An uncommon incidental autopsy finding

Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-48

  Tseung, Jason ^a   Duflou, Johan ^a  

^a Central Sydney Laboratory Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Heterotopic ossification; Lung

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LUNG CALCIFICATION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 32944481623     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020500464912     Document Type: Article

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